Chession, who had become somewhat uncomfortable, took the holy sword for the time being.
Marvas smiled impressively and made a seductive voice.
"You've been going to destroy the Demon God's Soul Fragment these days, haven't you? You destroyed one thing in Forquint Castle."
"By the way."
"That's really heartbreaking. I feel sorry for the demon god, and I feel sorry for you."
"Why me?"
"Your lover, Gremory, is also one of the Demon God's vengeful soul fragments. If you want to get rid of the demon god, you must kill your lover."
"I don't believe in the devil's."
"That's your freedom. But I made it clear. Come on, or take it."
Marvas obediently held out the second piece of the demon god's original soul, the ruby necklace. Chession, who had become reluctant, did not accept the necklace.
"Why are you giving this so obediently?"
"I'm a demon, so I don't really care about the witches' situation. I only cooperated with Etna for a while for personal revenge. Now that the revenge is over and the 'wish' of the petty patient will come true soon, I will return to the demon world."
The wish of the child.
At Marvas's words, Chession's eyes turned to Catherine for a moment. Catherine shook her head and avoided Chession's eyes. Chession looked at Marvas again.
"Are you going back to the demon world now?"
"Yes, and I don't really want to fight with the guy wearing the holy relic. There is no reason to fight."
"I have a reason to fight. Because you cooperated with Etna, the great nobleman's estate was smashed, and it was a disaster."
"Oh, I'm sorry if you had a hard time. I'm a little less empathetic, so I don't know much about human positions. Anyway, can you get the necklace? My arm will fall off."
Chession's worries were not long. He immediately struck Marvas in the neck with his holy sword. The devil's neck, which had fallen neatly, rolled on the floor.
However, Marvas's body did not collapse.
"Oh, what is it? Why did you cut my neck when you were told to get a necklace? Oh, yes."
Marvas continued to speak with his throat cut off. Then he picked up his hair and put it in place.
"Brother, if this happens, I might be really angry. Just accept it quickly. Yes?"
Chession was taken aback. This was impossible. Whether it was a witch or a demon, he knew that if the throat fell from the holy sword, it was natural for them to die. It was clearly written that way in all kinds of documents and books.
'Do I have to stab his heart?'
Chession made eye contact with Catherine in the room again. Catherine kept shaking her head.
'Is it this devil's ability not to die?
Chession decided to back off for a while. He received a ruby necklace.
"...I'm sorry. Because my way of expressing gratitude is a bit rough. Make sure you get the necklace well."
"You will receive it immediately. I almost got hurt."
"I want to have a comfortable conversation with you. Can I go into the bedroom?"
"Yes, come in. Oh, don't worry about my little patient crawling over there. Just think of it as a sculpture."
"Let's do it."
Entering the bedroom, Chession and the demon sat down facing each other at the table. The devil kept wondering what was so good. Chession looked around the bedroom and heard the demon's scolding.
"It would be nice to have a cup of tea. But do demons like tea, too?"
"Oh, unlike witches, we are noble, so we don't drink cheap tea like that. I'm not stupid like witches, so I don't get caught out or hunted by demons. Anyway, the devils love kepian tea the most."
"Kepian. You like expensive tea. I like that tea too."
"Really? We have something in common! I think we will get along quite well, but would you like to sign a contract?"
"We have only one thing in common. I think it's hard to conclude right away that it works well. I think we need to have more conversations."
Chession's gaze was fixed on Catherine behind Marvas. Catherine was lying on the floor, gasping for breath.
Marvas chuckled and told the story he didn't know.
"Yes, let's find more common ground. You are the Grand Duke of the human world, right? I'm like that in the demon world, too. In terms of human status, I is about the Grand Duke."
"I wish I knew the difference. If you sign a contract, you will have to stick to it, but if your lifestyle doesn't suit, won't you be in trouble?"
"That's right. First of all, unlike humans, I don't die no matter how much I burn and cut."
"It's a strange ability. I covet that ability, but can I get it if I sign a contract?"
"Of course! Do you want to sign a contract right now?"
Chession looked at the demon with a blank expression, his excitement indicated.
"Can I ask you a question before that? I'm a Grand Duke, so I'm cautious about any contract."
"Oh, of course, I understand that. What are you curious about?"
"When I sign a contract, what specific changes will happen to my body?"
"Well. I don't feel much pain for now. Naturally, I won't die even if I am cut off and burned."
"It's okay. But if that happens, your body will change a lot, but is there any risk associated with it?"
At Chession's question, the demon crossed his legs leisurely.
"There is only one. The heart comes out of the body, and if the heart is attacked, it dies. That's why you should always keep your heart hidden."
"Take out the heart... It sounds a bit disgusting. I think it's hard to hide."
"Don't worry too much, because the heart can be made into the form of an object. Things like jewelry and books. So it's not disgusting to look at, and it's easy to hide."
At that moment, Catherine, who was losing consciousness helplessly, opened her eyes. Then she spoke to Chession in the shape of her mouth.
'Bookshelf. Black Book.'
"!"
Knowing what she meant, Chession immediately picked up the holy sword and ran to the bookshelf. Marvas was disappointed, but Chession's blade had already cut through the entire black book along with the bookcase.
"Oh my God!"
The black grimoire began to burn in the dark fire. At the same time, Marvas's body gradually disappeared.
Marvas was furious as he trampled Catherine, who was lying behind him.
"You told him, right? You look like a damn human! Even though I burned your vocal cords, you dare to do it! If I had known this would happen, I would have pulled out your tongue and cut out your lips!"
"...!"
Catherine, trampled by the devil's feet, crouched in pain. Chession rushed to her and slashed the demon's body heavily. The demon, whose body collapsed, continued to burn and spat out curses.
"Damn idiots! I... to insignificant humans! Damn it!"
After a while, Marvas's body completely disappeared.
The silence flowed.
Chession stared at Catherine for a moment, then let out a short sigh and turned around. Then, he struck the ruby necklace with his holy sword and destroyed it. The ruby necklace turned into dark smoke and evaporated.
When she looked back again, Catherine was on her knees, her head bowed.
"What are you going to do? Do you want me to kill you?"
Catherine nodded.
"You have a terrible knack for making other people's moods dirty."
"..."
"If you want to die, you can take care of yourself or not."
Chession threw the dark red drug at Catherine. Catherine smiled lightly as if she was grateful, and then swallowed the bottle at once.
Catherine waited for herself to vomit blood and die. However, instead of dying, a strange thing happened. The skin disease that seemed to eat away at her body disappeared cleanly.
"...?"
Catherine asked with her eyes, holding the empty bottle. Wasn't this poison?
"In return for revealing the location of the devil's heart. If you hadn't told me, I would have been in danger."
"..."
"I didn't forgive you for what you did, so don't misunderstand me for nothing."
Chession left Catherine's bedroom. After seeing the fainted people wake up in the corridor, he hurried back to the county of Sien.
And he heard the ridiculous news. It was a story about Isolene and Gremory being accused of being witches and taken to the Great Temple.
***
The high-ranking priests of the temple held an emergency meeting. It was because of two black-haired women who claimed to be witches.
"Hah... This happened while His Majesty the Emperor himself announced that there were no witches. What should I do about this? I don't believe in witches anymore."
"Even if the real witch is right, it doesn't matter. Because the temple will have to officially announce that there are witches in the world. The world will be in chaos, and the reckless witch hunt will start again."
"But if it's really the work of a witch, wouldn't there be a witch's summoner? According to past records, a witch can only come to the human world if she has a summoner."
"That's inaccurate information. No, all records about witches aren't accurate in the first place. It's just fictional."
"Let's handle the case carefully. Don't just think it's the work of a witch; let's keep the possibilities in mind. And let's decide whether to let the world know or deal with it quietly, depending on the outcome."
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